Algerian Found Guilty
Jurors found an Algerian man guilty Friday on nine counts of terrorism for plotting to bomb U.S. sites during the year 2000 millennium celebrations.
U.S. Legislators Urge Bush To Deal Harshly With PA
Eighty-seven U.S. Senators and 186 congressmen have appealed to U.S. President George W. Bush to reassess U.S. relations with the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) and the Palestinian Authority
(PA).
Violence Continues Amid Settlements Row
In a fresh wave of violence that began Friday, the Israeli army continued attacks against Palestinians, bulldozing two installations overnight of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's elite Force 17 guard unit and a Palestinian police post near the Netzarim settlement in the Gaza Strip, a military spokesman said Saturday.
U.S. Met With Aceh's GAM
The United States, admitting that it met with Free Aceh Movement (GAM) separatists earlier in the week, said it preferred a political and negotiated solution to the secessionist problem in the restive Aceh province.